Leonids Tambijevs, 48, is the new head coach of Sary Arka Karaganda. He signed a contract until 2020 returning to the bench of the club he lead in 2014-2015 winning the VHL regular season before losing in playoffs semifinals. Last season won the title with Dinamo St. Petersburg, left last month by mutual agreement. Tambijevs replaces interim coach Dmitri Maximov, back at original task of head coach at HK Temirtau, Sary Arka farm club. Andrejs Banada will be the assistant coach

(17 Nov 2018)

Dinamo St. Petersburg changes coach

VHL champion Dinamo St. Petersburg annunces club has terminated the contract by mutual consent with coach Leonids Tambijevs. The team is currently 5th in the standing with a 8-5 record. Tambijevs, on Dinamo bench since 2016, will be replaced by former Dynamo Moscow coach Sergei Oreshkin, in the team staff as consultant since last season. Oreshkin will be assisted by Italo-Canadian Ivano Zanatta